Is It Just Me????
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last package i ordered went from Memphis to Washington state before making its way down to me in north Mississippi thankfully it was nothing i was in a rush for. far more often i will have packages hit the Memphis hub and just sit at the hub for 3 days, don't know why but its a fairly common thing i see with things i order.
I prefer imported tobaccos, so when my tobacco travels across the boarder and back, it satisfies my aficionado spirit. 
In my case, now that I think about it....it’s ALWAYS when I order a new pipe and or a tobacco I’m super excited to try.
Update—— package arrived today! Not really that bad I guess. 7 days on a 3 day priority with a side trip touring Washington State! Just glad the pipe/tobacco made it
I haven't ordered from SP in a while, but my experience has been the opposite. I joke that the box hits the mailbox just before I click on the order. A lot of my USPS experience follows that pattern. My wife is a big gift giver, and when we ship them from home, I'm the wrap-for-shipping and post office run person. Most of those orders seem to get there surprisingly fast. A few complicated NYC zips can take a little longer; Queens must have more zips than the rest of the country. But mostly, USPS has been fast, and much better priced than other courier services.
Like I said before, it’s probably just my luck. Just like the ACME safe that almost fell on me last week. I think Wiley Coyote and I must have the same dad lol
I want to make perfectly clear this issue had nothing to do with SP by any stretch of the imagination. They are awesome! It’s USPS I have the beef with!
the problem is your thinking of your order and not the hundreds and thousands of (or more) parcels that they have to schlep across the country. Another way to put it is if they split up packages so they beelined to their destination that would burn through an incredible amount of fuel per parcel. And yeah it's where you live that's really the issue.
also the mail can sense your desperation. If I wait till I am low on something important it always adds days, if I order ahead of time it seems to get there on time. Yes the mail can smell desperation.
Always quick for my order's(NJ)...Ordered C&D Carolina Red Flake 10/15 and received 10/18 (USPS)
Wait, you ordered it in 2015 and got it 3 years later? ;-)
I know it's gotta be annoying but clearly it's part of a deal they made with Oregon to split up the people who want to move to the pacific northwest. "Well I want forests and nice weather but I also want to order tobacco online so....."
It doesn't really effect me here in California, I just thought it was ironic.
Yup! Just validated that it’s true. Placed an order with NO pipe in order and a standard re-supply of tobacco.....nothing new that I was chomping at the bit to try. Guess what? Got here in 2 days with no side trip to the west coast.....THEORY CONFIRMED!!!
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